Address plate



1,628,630 y 1927- H. c. OSBORN ADDRESS PLATE Filed May 5, 1

3o gmmtw H 6.4 7 4/ awn/waft I Patented May to; 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

may O. 0830, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOB TO THE AMERICAN MULTIGRAPH GOIPAITY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

ADDRESS PLATE.

Application fled lay 5, 1926. Serial No. 106,792.

This invention relates to an address plate suitable for ready mounting in a printing machine and adapted to print addresses either alone, as in addressing envelopes, or in conjunction with other matter, as in producing addressed circular letters. My address plate is of the type having a holding member of sheet metal with upstanding projections and embossed printing strips mounted on such projections.

One of the objwts of the invention is to provide the holding member in a form which may be small, light and compact, and, at the same time, have suflicient strength and be adapted for cheap manufacture.

Another object is to so form the holding member with its strip-carrying means the address plate may be mounted immediately adjacent a printing form and properly register therewith. Another feature of the invention is concerned with suitable indicia carried by the plate, which may be in the form of a small plate mounted directly over the holding member or may consist of a removable extension device, adapted to support a strip, carrying an indication, beyond the end of the address plate.

The above, and other features of the invention. will become more apparent from the following detailed descrlption of the same with reference ,to a preferred embodiment shown in the drawings.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a plan of my address plate with one form of index tab mounted thereon; Figs. 2 and 3 are cross sections on the lines 22 and 33 on Fig. 1 respectively; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal section as indicated by the line 44 on Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 5 is a perspective of the indexing device of the form shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4; Fig. 6 is 9, erspective of a portion of myplate wit a simpler form of index mounted thereon; Fig. 7 is a perspective of the index shown in Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is an enlarged transverse section of a portion of the plate.

As illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 6, the

body portion of my address plate comprises a sheet metal member 10 of inverted trough shape. If the address plate is to be used on a rotary machine, the intermediate portion of the plate 11 is arcuate, as illustrated. If it is to be used in a flat bed machine, reacting with a blow platen, the same form of plate may be used, the support being suitably convex with the platen correspondingly concave, or if desired, the intermediate portion may be fiat. In either case, at the edges of such intermediate portion are downwardly extending side portions 12, which near their bottoms are turned first outwardly as at 13 and then curled inwardly as at 14;

The head provided by the outward and inward curl 13. 14 stifiens the lower edge of the plate and also provides a ledge which may occupy a suitable groove in the printing machine to hold the plate in place. If desired, the edge 14 may be turned upwardly and lapped onto the outward flange 13 instead -of standing below it as shown. In either case, the sides 12 preferably flare, so that each plate may readily nest within the hollow of the next.

The printing strips, as shown at in Figs. 1. 3 and (3 are preferably sheet metal members bearing upwardly embossed printing characters and having inwardly curled edge flanges. There is one strip for each line and they are held in place on the holder by suitable projections of the holder, which support the strips and beneath which the flanges of the strips extend.

As shown, the projections on the holding member are provided by upstanding corrugations 16, extending lengthwise of the plate parallel with each other, each corrugation being provided with a row of lips 17, extending in one direction and a row of lips 18,

extending in the opposite direction. These lips are cut out of the sides of the corrugation and turned upwardly as shown particularly in Fig. 8. The lips 18 are staggered with reference to the lips 17-; that is to say,

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there is a lip 17 on one side and immediately be end it a lip 18 on the other side, and then a p 17 on the first side and a lip 18 on the second side and so on. The lips 17 and 18 lie substantially in the same plane, which is at the top of the corrugation.

The holder portion of the complete address plate described ma be readily stamped from sheet metal, and t us a cheap and effective holder is provided. The embossed printin strips made on a suitable machine, are sli endwise into place as desired on to the respective rows of projections and their faces are adapted to stand at printing height in the machine.- Theflanges of the strips may fit the projection snugly enough so that the strips will not be displaced, or the edges of the strips may be intended to prevent displacement.

The rows of overhanging projections on the plate provide simple means for carrying a suitable index. Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate one readily mounted on the holder, being slid endwise into place, the body of the clip overlying at least two rows of projections and the flanges 31 underhanging the outerrojections of such rows. Such a clip may iiave its index 32 lying slightly lower than the rinting faces of the embossed characters lie strips 20, wherefore the index will nowise interfere with the printing.

It isfrequently desirable to provide a class index for a group of plates, and I find this may readily be accomplished, if the plates are stacked endwise in a receptacle, by means of an. upper extension aflixed to a plate and having a visible index beyond the end of the plate. Such an extension tab is illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 5 and will now be described.

The extension tab comprises preferably a flat plate ofsheet metal 40, havinginward- 1y curled edges 41 on one portions of the plate and having beyond this. a portion 42 which has various overlying lips, as for instance, the top lip 43 and the end lip 44 and the bottom lips 45 and 46. These various lips lie at a suitable distance above the portion 42 of the clip to enable the insertion of a suitable index card, as for instance, a paper strip 50. This strip may readily carry a word indicating a class and may readily be shoved into place endwise beneath the various lips.

As indicated by Figs. 1, 4 and 5, the visible index just described is beyond the end of the address plate. The extension clip carrying this in ex is readil mounted on the end portion of the the end-most rows of PIOgBCtlOIIS.

dress plate is eming this, if an arcuate a ployed, the clip is flexed to enable the mountmg and its re iance holds it snugly in place.

A suitable stop is provided on the clip 40 to limit its insertion and thus insure the index standin at proper distance beyond the end of the address plate. This stop is shown as made by the downward indentation 48 of the ortion 42 of this clip. This indentation is a apted to abut the end of the intermediate prtion 11 of the address plate, as shown 1n 1g.

Each complete address plate may be provided with its ownindex 32, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 unchanged so long as the address remains unchanged. These address plates may be readily retainedin an approximately upright position in a narrow box. To subdivide them, it is very convenient to use the extension tab described, which may be mounted on a printing plate as a substitute for the index 32, or may be mounted over such index, or may be mounted on a blank plate and used simply to subdivide the plates into desired groups.- The extension tabs, or the indexes therein will naturally be changed from time to time according to the grouping desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. An address plate of the character described, comprising a holder of inverted trough-shape having on its intermediate portion upwardly extending overhanging projections in rows parallel with its downwardly extending sides, and embossed printing strips overlying the projections and having edge flanges extending beneath them.

2. An address plate of the character described, comprising an inverted troughshaped body having on its intermediate portion, upwardly extending overhanging projections and having downwardly extendim edge flanges rovided with outwardly ant then backwar ly bent portions to make out- Ward ribs, and printing strips overlying the projections and having edge flanges extending beneath them.

3. An address plate of the character described, comprising an inverted troughshaped body with a convex intermediate portion downwardly extending sides and outwardly extending ribs at the bottom of the sides, said intermediate portion having upwardly extending overhanging projections and embossed printing strips overlying the projections and having edge flanges extending beneath them.

4. 'Anaddress plate, comprising a sheet plate y sliding the flanged edges beneath tie lips 17 or 18 of the holder immediatel metal body portion having rows of parallel upstanding. corrugations, each corrugation being provided with oppositely extending tongues, the body of the holder adjacent the extreme corrugations being bent downwardly and then outwardly andthen backwardly on itself to provide ribs adjacent the lower edges of the sides and embossed printing strips having edge flanges, said strips lying on the corrugations with their flanges extending beneath their pro'ections.

5. An address plate holder made of a single piece of metal and comprising a body portion, having parallel rows of upstandi oppositely-exten ing tongues, the body t adjacent the outermost rows being bent ownwardly and then outwardly and then backwardly on itself to p ovide ribs adjacent the lower ends of the s1 es. 7

6. An address plate holder comprising a sheet metal body portion having rows of parallel upstanding corrugations, each corrugation bein provided with integral oppositely extending tongues, the body of the holder adjacent the extreme corrugations being bent downwardly in diverging directions and then outwardly and then backwardly on itself to provide lips adjacent the lower ends of the ad'acent sides. 1

7. An address piate holder made of a single piece of metal and having an intermediate ortion with upwardly projecting corrugations extending from the extreme end of the plate'and provided with oppositely extending tongues at the tops of the corrugations, there being downwardly extending diverging sides adjacent the extreme corrugations, and outwardly bent ribs at the lower ends of the sides.

8. An address plate holder having upward corrugations extending from the end of the holder and provided with oppositely extending tongues at the tops of the cor rugations, embossed printing stlips mounted on such corrugations and having flanges underlying the projections, and a non-printing index tab having a plate overlying a plurality of corrugations and having edge flanges extending beneath the outermost lips of such corrugations and carrying suitable indicia.

9. An address plate holder of inverted trough shape having its intermediate portion provided with rows of oppositely extending tongues, embossed printing strips mounted on such tongues and having flanges underlying them, and a non-printing index tab comprising a plate overlying a plurality of rows of tongues and having edge flanges extending beneath the outermost tongues and carrying suitable indicia.

10. In combination an address plate holder, a plurality of parallel printing lines carried thereby and a removable tab secured to the holder across the ends of said lines and extending beyond the end of the holder and provid with an index visible beyond such end.

11. In combination with an address plate holder, embossed printing strips extending lengthwise thereof, a removable tab secured to the holder adjacent its end and across the ends of the strips and extending beyond the end of the holder and provided with a visible index. v

12. In combination with a holder having rows of projections thereon, of a clip mounted on some of such projections and extending beyond the end of the plate, said clip having means beyond the end of the plate for can ing an index.

13. In com ination with a plate having rows of projections thereon, and embossed printing strips adapted to be mounted thereon, of a clip adapted to be mounted on the same projections and extend beyond the end of the plate. said clip having means for carrying a removable index.

14. In combination with a plate having rows of projections thereon, of a clip mounted on said rows and adapted to extend beyond the end of the plate, said clip having edge flanges to overhang certain of the projections and having lips beyond the end of the plate for carrying a removable index.

15. The combination of a holding memher having arallel rows of upstanding projections wit 1 overhanging edges and a tab comprising av body portion with edge flanges which may be inserted beneath the projections with said body portions overlying them and extending beyond the holder, said tab having overturned lips, and a removable card held in place on such tab b said lips.

16. In combination with a ho ding menu her having parallel rows of upstanding pro jections with overhanging edges, an extension tab comprising a thin body portion with edge flanges, adapted to be inserted beneath projections which the body portion overlies, said bod portion extending beyond the body of tiic holding member and being there provided with a transverse open pocket and a removable card in said pocket.

17. The combination with a convex holder provided with projections on its convex face, and a removable tab secured thereto and extending beyond the end of the holder and provided with a visible index, said tab having a normally flat portion provided with edge flanges adapted to engage beneath such projections when said flat portion is flexed.

18. In combination, a holder having a con vex intermediate poition and downwardly extending sides and having along its intermediate portion parallel rows of upstanding projectionswith overhanging edges, and an extension tab comprising a normally flat body portion with edge flanges adapted to be inserted beneath certain projections, said body portions extending beyond the holder and havin" on such extension overturned lips providing a transverse pocket open at one end and a removable card held in place in such pocket.

19. The combination of a holder .having rows of projections and a clip mounted on the holder across the ends of the rows and extending beyond the end of the holder, said carrying an index visible beyond such,

20. The combination of a holder having parallel rows of printing lines and a clip mounted on the end portion of the holder HENRY G. OSBORN. 

